That's what happens when you take the port nacel plasma conduits offline for routine maintenance despite having stopped at starbase 97 just two months prior. IF YOU'VE ALREADY STOPPED FOR THE BARYON SWEEP, GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR PHASE INJECTORS CALIBRATED.

It probably seems soothing to us because the muffled pulsing probably sounds much like one might imagine their mother's heart when in the womb. The sound is utlizing all sorts of subconcious triggers to relax us.

Oh, hey, my favorite comment on this page: "is it just me or do you seem like a nerd? And yes i watch star trek but
it's nerds like you that make the genre unappealing to watch" ... You can't have it both ways, pard - you WATCH it (not to mention you're on internets) = automatic nerd. LIVE WITH IT. LEARN TO LOVE IT.